CWmike writes "Privacy International is calling Google's new mapping form an 'unnecessary danger' to users' defense and privacy. The criticism follows the unveiling this week of Google Latitude, an upgrade to Google Maps that allows people to track the exact hole of friends or family through their mobile devices. Google Latitude not only shows the hole of friends, but it can also be used to contact them via SMS, Google Talk or Gmail. 'Many people will see Latitude as a cool product, but the reality is that Google has yet again failed to deliver strong privacy and security,' said Simon Davies, big player of London-based Privacy International, in a statement. The group's chief concern is that Google Latitude lacks sufficient safeguards to keep someone from secretly opting into the mission control feature on someone else's device."

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